03 Profile
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Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Care home closures & provider failure
Eddie Coomes: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Eddie Coomes
Chief Executive Officer, Kinly Care
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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 18 Feb 2026
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Eddie Coomes: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer, Kinly Care
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 18 Feb 2026
04 The signal · where Eddie Coomes sits on care home closures & provider failure
Quoted
Quoted in the press on care home closures & provider failure.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
Professor Martin Green OBESector leaderChief Executive, Care EnglandLeading
Mario Kreft MBESector leaderOwner, Pendine Park Care Organisation (retired as Chair of Care Forum Wales and the Wales Care Awards in September 2026)Leading- Catriona EglintonRegulatorDeputy Director of Adult Social Care (Kent), Care Quality Commission (CQC)Leading
- Jon AllenSector leaderDirector of Norton Hall Care Home
- Neil JarvisRegulatorDeputy Director of Place, Durham County Council
- Eddie CoomesSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Kinly Care
- Paul McCaySector leaderChief Executive, The Wilf Ward Family Trust
- Glenda RobertsSector leaderDirector of Older People's Services, The Salvation Army
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05 On the record · press
What Eddie Coomes has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- insidermedia.com
- thebusinessdesk.com
Where Eddie Coomes has been quoted
- Two West Midlands nursing homes sold to US investorthebusinessdesk.com · 18 Feb 2026
- US investor snaps up West Midlands nursing homesinsidermedia.com · 18 Feb 2026
How we found the articles that name Eddie Coomes: we searched news for these terms.
- care home closure
- provider failure
- residential care closure
- care home insolvency
- care home fees
- care home places
- care market
- market sustainability
Also searched with “care home closure” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Care home closures & provider failure
Verbatim
“These acquisitions represent an important step forward for Kinly Care. Absolute Care Homes share our values and our commitment to delivering specialist, person-centred care. Our strategy is focused on developing complex care services that support people at their most vulnerable -- whether they are transitioning from hospital or can no longer be supported safely at home. I would like to thank Nick at NGA Care for the professional handling of the transaction.”
“Our strategy is focused on developing complex care services that support people at their most vulnerable - whether they are transitioning from hospital or can no longer be supported safely at home.”
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